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AFRICAN WEDDINGS and their accompanying African wedding photos are a special community and family affair that are as diverse and colourful as the continent itself. The weddings tend to reflect some of the cultural practices of the oldest civilisation on earth. The thousands of ethnic groups that span the continent have their own marriage and wedding traditions. Religion, especially Islam and Christianity have in the past few decades influenced African weddings, but in most parts the wedding ceremonies that have been in existence for millenia still exist.

Depending on which part of Africa you are from, weddings can be extremely elaborate and ceremonies can last for days. In most parts of Africa the groom must pay a dowry.

Nothing quite captures the uniqueness of a typical African wedding as colourful African wedding photos. Below are a few that will provide you with a sense of what costumes brides and grooms don on to celebrate their big day.

Cameroun

Congo

Egypt- Nubia

Libya

Eritrea

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ivory Coast

Ghana

Gabon

Kenya

Rwanda

Ghana

Kenya and Nigeria

Gambia

Morocco

Sudan

Somalia

Ghana

Rwanda

Ivory Coast

Uganda

South Africa – Xhosa

South African – Zulu

South Africa – Zulu

Head over to Africanweddinsus.com and African Weddings Plus for more photos.

Do feel free to post images  of your county’s African wedding photos in the comment section below. It has an image upload functionality.